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Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...out quite clearly the difference it makes from taking the social sciences view of something called ‘the environment’, rather than taking in an environmental science view of the same issue or set of issues. George: I think that’s really important. And that brings me back to the discipline of geography again and why I as a geographer - I would say this wouldn't I –...
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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...out more about The Open University's Science qualifications. AstrobiologyOU aspires to understand how, and where, life might be found and to address the scientific and ethical challenges faced by astrobiology-related exploration missions. In November 2021, we hosted a series of three conversations – The Borders of Astrobiology – to explore some of the ethical...
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Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...out on one of these buses. In other words, one single bus load of people have as much wealth as the 3.5 billion people that comprise the bottom half of the global population. Concentration of wealth There is something else going on here: wealth is being concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. The number of people whose wealth is equal to the poorest half of the world’s...
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Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...out all the ways in which the hardware of the internet is evident in an ordinary street. She lists manhole covers, street markings, antennae and buildings that house data centres. Ingrid and Dan Williams did something similar in London in late 2015, for an exhibition of data-based artwork. To Ingrid's list of New York internet infrastructure they added green BT utility...
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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...out about The Open University's Environment courses. Digital carbon footprints and the remote workforce Today many companies find themselves at the intersection of two global workforce megatrends – distributed, remote workforces and the phenomenon known as the Great Resignation. These two trends have disrupted the notion of the workplace and the employer’s sphere of...
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Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...out a uniform contraction in one direction. The dark structures between the fibres are mitochondria, which are the organelles providing energy to cells. Because muscles need a lot of energy, they contain many mitochondria which form an interconnected network How can a heart break? You heard that too low or too high a heart rate can be detrimental to the function of the...
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Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...out more about The Open University's open degree. I was born in London in the summer of 1991 to an English mother and a Singaporean father. They grew up on opposite sides of the world and have both emigrated for the other over their time together. They have experienced two different cultures and in many ways are polar opposites – mum is loud and extroverted, dad is...
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Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...out; Blog I read; Feedback from learners. There are words also positioned on the surface of the water: Assumptions; Concepts; Languages; Habits; Materials; Power Relationships; Bodies. Sounds]Figure 2 Illustrating the patterns created by bringing different elements of the praticescape together (Cooke, 2023)Show description A blue background of intersecting ripples on...
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